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10th May 2008, 08:43 PM

Connaire wrote:
> On May 10, 11:37 pm, Stephen Farrow <stephen.far...@> wrote:
>> Joyce Whitchurch wrote:
>>> Connaire wrote:
>>>> If we asume that the trams run every 12 min between Manchester and
>>>> Shaw & Crompton compared to the every 15 min now that gives us a seat
>>>> capacity of 186 for the Metrolink and 534 for the trains (2 pacer 2
>>>> 150's)
>>>> So can someone please explain how that is increasing capacity?
>>> They may be planning to run trams at 6 minute intervals, at least as far
>>> as Oldham. I don't think Northern's Pacers load that well north of Oldham.
>> As I understand it, trams will run every 6 minutes as far as Shaw, and
>> every 12 minutes to Rochdale.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>> Don't speak Latin in front of the books.
>
> Still not as much capacity as the trains will have

But much, much greater frequency than the train service that's operated
on the line at the moment, which - aside from at Shaw and Oldham Mumps -
is, to all intents and purposes, half-hourly.

--

Stephen

Experience has taught me that behind every toothy grin hides
an extra row of teeth.

10th May 2008, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stephen Farrow Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	How is this raising capacity? Connaire wrote: > On May 10, 11:37 pm, Stephen Farrow <stephen.far...@> wrote: >> Joyce Whitchurch wrote: >>> Connaire wrote: >>>> If we asume that the trams run every 12 min between Manchester and >>>> Shaw & Crompton compared to the every 15 min now that gives us a seat >>>> capacity of 186 for the Metrolink and 534 for the trains (2 pacer 2 >>>> 150's) >>>> So can someone please explain how that is increasing capacity? >>> They may be planning to run trams at 6 minute intervals, at least as far >>> as Oldham. I don't think Northern's Pacers load that well north of Oldham. >> As I understand it, trams will run every 6 minutes as far as Shaw, and >> every 12 minutes to Rochdale. >> >> -- >> >> Stephen >> >> Don't speak Latin in front of the books. > > Still not as much capacity as the trains will have But much, much greater frequency than the train service that's operated on the line at the moment, which - aside from at Shaw and Oldham Mumps - is, to all intents and purposes, half-hourly. -- Stephen Experience has taught me that behind every toothy grin hides an extra row of teeth.